I am working with VS.NET 2003 and the web server controls always keep there state even if I disable the enableviewstate property

Is there something I did not understand well?

please help

They shouldn't. They don't for me. Can you explain how you determined this?

I started a new ASP.NET project, and added three controls to the web page; TaxtBox, DropDownList and a button, then I added three values to the DropDownList (1,2,3) , and set the EnableViewState property for the Textbox, DropDownList and the Page to false.

When I run the project i choose the value 2 in the DropDownList and enter some text in the TextBox, when I receive the result page, all the values are still there, and when I opened the client source I found the __VIEWSTATE hidden field.

So I didn’t understand what is happening

Thanks

ASP.NET keeps state when u submit ur page. I mean I guess u put a button to send info or anything... but it'll save data for next view, I mean when u push button, in postback u'll see the last selected values!
And about hidden vales: ASP.NET make many hidden fields for ur project to manage his job. never mind for them.

Always:),
Hovik Melkomian.

It is unlikely that the __VIEWSTATE field will dissappear completely. Unless you disable viewstate for the whole page, that field will probably still be there. Granted, if you disable viewstate for all the controls then the contents of the viewstate field should be quite small, but there none the less.